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The best XV of players from any school

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Rocky Elsom (76)
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Coincidentally, here's an Old Boys side from Ashgrove:

1. Anthony Mathison
2. Christian Knapp
3. Mick Crank
4. John Eales
5. Garrick Morgan
6. Daniel Heenan
7. Mick Flynn
8. Sam Scott-Young
9. Des Connor
10. Pat Howard
11. Brendan Moon
12. Bob Honan
13. Daniel Herbert
14. Paddy Batch
15. Barry Honan

16. David L'Estrange
17. Mick Barry
18. Graeme Bond
19. Anthony Herbert
20. Nigel Kassulke
21. Richard Graham
22. Tom McVerry
23. Paul Sheedy

Coach: John Connolly

Players 4-20 all played test rugby for the Wallabies (Des Connor also playing for/captaining the All Blacks), the rest played senior rugby for Queensland or NSW (Sheedy).

Bob Honan (brother of Barry) was a dual international who played in several pemiership sides for South Sydney in the late 60's.

Would be at least competitive against any of the other sides named in this thread, I would have thought.

already done
 
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Bob Davidson (42)
My bad...good side.

Coincidentally, I saw in the paper today that Ray Meagher (Home and Away's Alf, and Logie winner) was given a massive cheer at a recent game when he was introduced as a member of the School's 1961 First XV.
 

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Colin Windon (37)
Quoting TOCC
St Laurences College Brisbane
1. Dan Crowley
2. Brendan Cannon
3. Damon Kelly
4. Mark Connors
5.
6. Bill McLean
7. Laurie Lawerence
8. Nev Cottrell
9. Cooper Cronk John Hoyland senior named in the Souths Rugby Union Club team of the century.
10. Luke Mclean
11. Peter Hynes
12. William Zillman Cooper Cronk
13. Doug McLean, Snr.
14. Jack McLean
15. Michael Tabrett

The problem being where to put Zillman.

9. John Hoyland Snr
10. Cooper Cronk
12. William Zillman

Luke McLean on the bench.
 
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Maroon Army

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Of course!

I assume you got a chance to see John Hoyland Jnr play for Lauries?

His battles with Nick Berry at junior club level were pretty awesome back in the day.
 

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Frank Row (1)
This weekends reds team to play the chiefs; fair chunk from qld gps
1. Ben Daley
2. Saia Fainga'a
3. James Slipper -- TSS
4. Rob Simmons -- TSS
5. James Horwill (c) -- BBC
6. Scott Higginbotham -- TSS
7. Liam Gill -- GT
8. Jake Schatz -- ACGS
9. Will Genia -- BBC
10. Quade Cooper -- ACGS
11. Dom Shipperley -- NC
12. Ben Tapuai -- TSS
13. Will Chambers -- NC
14. Rod Davies -- IGS
15. Jono Lance -- TSS

16. James Hanson -- GT
17. Greg Holmes
18. Adam Wallace-Harrison
19. Radike Samo
20. Ian Prior -- ??
21. Dallan Murphy -- NC
22. Caleb Ralph
 
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Inc'red'ible

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Just some thoughts here but;

2. Robbie Russell (Played for Scotland,London Irish, Saracens)
9. Tim Atkinson (Reds, was half at school)
10. Tim Walsh (not in K or Quade territory though)
 
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mdvlt

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EBHS Rugby

I believe that EBHS has 2 Wallaby Reps....Brett Papworth AND Ian Williams
 
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tranquility

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My bad...good side.

Coincidentally, I saw in the paper today that Ray Meagher (Home and Away's Alf, and Logie winner) was given a massive cheer at a recent game when he was introduced as a member of the School's 1961 First XV.

That's awesome.
 
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Stickybeak

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Shit, from past experience on Sportal where there were any number of CAS posters espousing the virtues of primarily Waverley and Barker , I am surprised that no one has taken up my challenge.

Waverley Wobs: (There are apparently 18 of them)

Steve Finnane went to Vaucluse High - coincidentally has was a member of the 1969 Schoolboys

Morgan Turinui
Owen_Finegan
Cyril Towers
Steve Finnane
Adam Freier
Ryan Cross

Bob Dwyer (coach)

Finnane went to Vaucluse High and was in the first Schoolboys team. Peter "Charlie" Crittle was a PE teacher at the school at the time.

Hoiles went to Waverley, I think
 
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Stickybeak

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I believe that EBHS has 2 Wallaby Reps....Brett Papworth AND Ian Williams


Williams did 2 years in the Schoolboys and somehow in his second was picked from Cranbrook - I guess his parents came into some money
 
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Stickybeak

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Sydney Church of England Grammar (SHORE) School XV

I've made notes wherever selected players aren't wallabies from reasonably recent memory.

1.Al Baxter
2.
3. Tony Miller
4. David Dix
5. Garrick Fay
6. David Codey (c)
7. Phil Waugh
8. BH 'Jika' Travers (England 1947-1949)
9. Brian Cox (1952 - 1957)
10. Mike Hercus (USA Eagles)
11. Owen Crossman (1923 - 1930)
12. Alistair Murdoch
13. Michael Hawker
14. Andrew Smith (Current Brumby)
15.

Possible subs include
16. Greg Burrow
17.
18. Mick Mathers
19. Mac Hughes (1953-1958)
20.
21. Tim Wallace
22. Arthur Mayne (1920-1922)

Can't find a hooker or fullback but plenty of locks and a pretty handy back-row. I might have misplaced a few players as I know most of them from the early 90s back only by reputation.

I'm generally apathetic when it comes to GPS old boys history but its a pretty interesting thread.

Tim Wallace went to Barker
 

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Peter Fenwicke (45)
Nudgee College
1. Kevin Ryan ('51) - Wallabies (5 Caps), Kangaroos (2 Caps), St George (106 Caps), Canterbury (52 Caps)
2. Sean Hardman ('94) - Wallabies (4 Caps), QLD Reds (148 Caps)
3. Duncan Hall ('42) - Kangaroos (22 Caps), QLD Maroons (24 Caps), Rugby League team of Century
4. Hugh McMeniman ('01) - Wallabies (21 Caps), QLD Reds (29 Caps)
5. Scott Sattler ('87) - QLD Maroons (1 Cap), Penrith Panthers (118 Caps), West Tigers (22 Caps)
6. Rocky Elsom ('00) - Wallabies (49 Caps), NSW Waratahs (66 Caps), ACT Brumbies, Leinster (21 Caps)
7. Mark Laone (Capt) ('70s)- Wallabies (28 Caps), Queensland (89 Caps)
8. Richard Brown ('01) - Wallabies (15 Caps), Western Force (47 Caps)
9. Richard Kingi ('07) - Wallabies (1 Cap v Cardiff), Aus 7's, Queensland Reds (7 Caps)
10. Elton Flatley (Kicker) ('94) - Wallabies (38 Caps), QLD Reds (114 Caps)
11. James O'Connor ('07) - Wallabies (28 Caps), Western Force (38 Caps), Melbourne Rebels 2012
12. Scott Daruda ('03) - Australia A, QLD Reds (2 Caps), Western Force (6 Caps)
13. Junior Pelesasa ('97) - Australia A, QLD Reds (33 Caps), Western Force (17 Caps)
14. Denis Flannery ('45) - Wallabies (15 Caps), Queensland (27 Caps)
15. Paul McLean (VC) ('70) - Wallabies (31 Caps), QLD Reds (100 Caps)

16. Anthony D'Arcy ('75) - Wallabies (10 Caps)
17. Antonio Kaufusi ('02) - Kangaroos (1 Cap), QLD Maroons (1 Cap), Tonga (3 Caps), Melbourne Storm (78 Caps), NQLD Cowboys (33 Caps)
18. Phillip Lee ('94) - Brisbane Broncos (57 Caps)
19. Michael Purcell ('62) - Wallabies (3 Caps)
20.
21. Joseph Tomane ('07) - Melbourne Storm (18 Caps), Gold Coast Titans (13 Caps), ACT Brumbies 2012
22. John Fogarty ('44) - Wallabies (2 Caps), Queensland Maroons Rugby League (1 Cap)

Players who missed the cut:
Prop: Glenn Panoho ('87) - Wallabies (21 Caps)
Fullback: Peter Hewat ('94) - NSW Waratahs (27 Caps), London Irish
Centre: Will Chambers ('04) - Melbourne Storm (42 Caps), QLD Reds (26 Caps)
Prop: Herman Hunt ('00) - QLD Reds (10 Caps)
Wing: Nemani Nadolo ('05) - NSW Waratahs, Bourgoin, Exeter, Fiji
Wing: Ross Hanley ('78) - Wallabies (2 Caps)
No 8.: Dallas O'Neill ('60) - Wallabies (2 Caps)
Prop: Voy Oxenham (1899) - Wallabies (2 Caps)

Years in brackets may be incorrect as sources differed, I just assumed all finished school aged 17. Nevertheless, this side would be almost unbeatable IMO. Current player caps may also vary.
 

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Chilla Wilson (44)
Williams did 2 years in the Schoolboys and somehow in his second was picked from Cranbrook - I guess his parents came into some money

Always had the thought he repeated Yr12 that time at Cranbrook for their centenary year and may have been given a scholarship, also think it's the last time Cranbrook won the comp, he was very instrumental in that...
 
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